[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The National Human Rights Commission has ruled that the university president's remarks comparing a current student to Cho Ju-bin, the main perpetrator of the 'Nth Room' case, constitute an infringement of personal rights.
On the 15th, the Human Rights Commission announced that it recommended University A's president take appropriate measures to restore the rights of the student in question. The Commission stated, "The president of University A's remarks lowered the social evaluation of the complainant and infringed upon personal rights protected under Article 10 of the Constitution."
Earlier, in November of last year, a complaint was filed with the Human Rights Commission alleging that during a meeting attended by faculty, staff, and the central student council, the president of University A insulted a current student, who was a former editor-in-chief of the school newspaper, by comparing them to Cho Ju-bin. The president explained that the remarks were intended only to emphasize the educational institution's evasion of responsibility for not taking any action against Cho Ju-bin at the school, and were not meant to liken the complainant to him.
However, while partially accepting the president's explanation, the Human Rights Commission judged that the remarks still constituted an infringement of personal rights. The Commission said, "Even if the intent of the remarks is acknowledged, they caused many attendees at the meeting to equate Cho Ju-bin with the complainant, ultimately causing discomfort and humiliation to the complainant."
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